Rubber-ring-cutting machine



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i UNTE,l @Sies p GUY L, nAiv'iMoNn, 'Lrisrnn njivinssinenn, an.; Nn `iii/'IL ,LiAi/i,nioifioigas, or inrijenl PORT, CONNECTICUT, Assienons '.ro'rfn BLACK nook MAin-IFACTUMNG 06M- PAiiY, or Bainen'ron'r, CONNECTICUT, A Conronerion or'C'ONNECfriCU'r.y

nUBBnR-RiNG-CUTTING iinacniivn.'` i

Appiication inea Maren 3o, 1927.. serial No.' 179,502.

The present inventionA relates to `improve-v ments in ringcutt1ng machines particularly adapt-ed for cutting rings from cylindrical Ystock-as rubber, rolled tire tape, etc.,-an

. maintained and in which the preparation and object being to provide la machine of this character by which a uniform product may be mounting of the stock in the machine will be greatly simplified.A In particular, it 1sproposed to provide a machine in which thev cy* lindrical stock is slidably mounted uponl a supporting shaft and is adapted to be' intermittently moved into relation with accutting knife, the portion of the stock being out being unsupported With respectV to the surfaceV of. the shaft so that the cutting knife may'completely vpenetrate 'the inner periphery of the stock Without engaging the shaft. l l

A further object lis to provide a machine in which the several parts are relatively adpust-V able for cutting diflerentI` flia ii'ieteis and thicknesses of rings, andl in which the speed relation bet-Ween the knife and the material is adjustable for adaptationto materia-ls 'of different cutting characteristics.

VAnother object is to provide improved means for automatically controlling the stop- Y ping and starting of the machine.' andthe automatic return of the chuck-carrier to startoperation. Y c v vWith the above and other objects in view,

ing position upon completion of the cutting ei'nbodinients of theinvention are shown in l '..thereduced cone-center 3l Yof'a reciprocating the accompanying drawings, and these embodiments will be hereinaftermore' fully,- de! scribed with reference thereto and the invention will be finally pointed out in the reverse i'novementl lof` the stock-carrying- Figure 5 is a detailed sectional viciv taken along the line 5-5 of Figure, and showing the tail stock shaft reciprocating' mechanism.

Figure 6 is an end elevationof the machine' from the head stock end.Av

from the tail stock end. v

Figure 10 is a side elevation of a. modified Figure 7 is a detailed verticalsectional vie-W .taken along the line 7 7 of Figure l, and

showing the clutch operating mechanism.

Figure 8 is adetailed sectional vievv taken along the vline 88 of Figure l and showing the cutting knife operating,mechanism.

Figure 91s an end ele'vationofthe machine Figure '13 -isfa detailedview of the brake mechanism employed. 1 I

' Similar reference:characters 'indicateY corresponding parts throughout the severalffig# uref;v of the'draivinge. I j

' Referring to the drawings, the machine'is mounted uponV a suitable legged support 20 and comprises a head stock 2l at one endV and. a tail stock base 22 at tlieother, the head stooki'fincluding a ypair of' spaced supports'23 and24 'carrying bearings 25 and 26'in whichV 'theWork-supporting shaft 27 is `Journaled.

Upon thisshaft, between the support-s 23 and 24.','there vis looselyk mounted a stepped pulley l28.*driven by a belt 29 anda'dap'ted to be connected to theshaftby means of a sliding coneclutch 30 controlled by starting and stopping mechanism hereinafter more fully described. rlthe outer end of the shaftA is engagedby 34v provided in the upper lportion of a frame,`

'support'fanounted for swinging movement g uponthe tail'lstock base'by means of the shaftv end 36 of the chuck feedingscre'iv shaft, hereinaftefrmore fully referred to, 'anda 4stubV shaftv 37, respectively ]ournaled in'bearing" supportsBS and 39 formed upo'nthe base.

The framemember is normally lockedin up#V right position with thesl'iaft 32 aligned With the shaft 27 by'meansof locking bolts 40 andV I 4l slidably mountedin supports 42 and 43m the base and engaged over Vfoot portions 44 and 45 provided on' the frame memberand normally` resting onftliefblase, saidbolts adapted tol be projected an'dfretractedby' means of a -pivotally mounted'hand lever V 46 Connected by links With there#Y spective bolts, Uponretraction of the bolts' the traine member may beswung 'to one side,y

i as indicatedV in dotted lines, Figure 9, Where it restsion a standard 49, and in which posi- `tion the'tubular stock to be cut may be slid upon the shaft 27.

j" Inorderto facilitate mounting of Athe stock upon the shaft 27, there are'provided at each Vend of theframe'member 35vv Y-shapedsupports andl 51 having rollers, 52 upon the'k forked portio-ns and normallyy disposed in inclined relation, as shown in full lines, Figs.

x`3and 9. When the frame member 1s swung teorie side (as yshown in dotted lines), the Y- i supports are'uprightly disposed'and the cylindrical tubular stock-may be slid thereon .on to the shaft 27. In order to adjust the Y-' supportsrfor different diameters ofV stock, the

same areslotted, as at 53, and are secured to the Vframe `endsby bolts 54 4engaged in said slots.

' The stock isrsecured yat vone end upon the shaft 27 in a chuck-head 55 slidably mounted on the shaftv andhavingan upright Support i' 56 andra base 57 slidable on slide-Ways 58 provided upon` the support 20.v A longitudinal feed-screw 5.9 isengaged in a threaded nut Y passage in the upright chuck-support 56, one

end of said shaft being the shaft .end 36 above referred to, the otherend being jourvnaled in the-uprights23 and -24'of the head stock. lAs shown in Figure 8, the chuck-headv isv provided With a yseries of prongs 61 adaptj ed to b eforced intot-he material to grip it l' the other by means of a ringmember 62 havingecam portions 63 adapted upon rotation in one or direction to project and retract the prongs;vv v f The cuttlng-oif mechamsm (hereinafter i' more fully referred to) ris disposed just beyondthe end. of the shaft27 in line'with the Vreduced end 31,v ofthe tail-stock shaft 32, the

stock beingintermittently fed over the end of the shaft 27 by step-by-step movement of the chuck, imparted thereto through intermittent rotationlof the screw 59.- After each feeding Vmovement of the'stock, the cutting f mechanism cutsoif a ring at itsend, the shaft :32 being then automatically retracted by vmechanism hereinafterv to 'be-described, to permit the'cut-off ring to drop off.V i.

'. The "stock-supporting shaft 27, when connectedby the clutch 30 with the pulley 28,

= constitutes the main driving .shaft ofthe machine, which, through gearing, dri-ves the severalV cooperatingQ-parts; To this end, the shaft 27 is provided,l at its end Within the hollow upright 23 4of the head-stock, with a 'Worm 64 engaged with a Worm gear 65 (Fig. 6)mounted upon a transverselydisposedI shaft. 66, Y provided at its for-f Ward end wlth a gear-67 meshing Witha gear 68 mounted uponV the forward end ofl a transverse shaft 69, and provided at its rearward end with a beveled gear 70 inI mesh with ai similar gear 71 upon the end of Ya longitudinal cam-shaft 72.4; The gears 67 and l68v are change-gears and may be replaced Yby dif- Y ferent diameter' gears t-ochange the speed ratio between the drive-shaft and the cutterknife operating cam-shaft.

rl'he cam-shaft extends the full length of the machine at its rearward side,'and is journaled in end bearings 7 3 and 74 and intermediate bearings 75 r nd 7,6 suitablyspaced to support it against vibration.

Adjacent the bearing 73 there is provided y on the cam shaft 72 the crank element 77 of a Geneva movement, .the slotted star element 78 being sccuredupon a short 'shaft 79 disposed above the shaft 72 and journaled in bearings 80 and 81 provided on the head-stockupright 23. A' gear 82 is keyed u pon'the end of the 3;

.shaft 79 which meshes with an intermediate gear 83 journaled on one end of an adjust- 85 keyedupon the end of @n intermittent vdrive-shaft 86 journaled in; suitable bearings 59 and has secured thereon aL square-toothed clutch member 91 adapted to be lockingly en?` gaged by a square-toothed annularly-chan- Vneledv clutch. member 92 slidably keyed `upon the shaft-end 60 and adaped to impartfthc intermittent rotation of the shaft 86 to the. feedscrew. Theclutch. member 92 is further provided at its oppositefend with ratchet teeth 93 disposed in opposed relation to the ratchet ment lever 84, and which meshes with a gear teeth 94 of a gear 95 loosely mounted upon the shaft-.end 60, this gear meshing with a gear` 96provided onone end of a shaft 97 journaled in the uprights 23-and vof the .head-stock,

and provided vat itsot-her end with a gear 98 meshing with a gear 99`secured upon thev end of the pulley 28.` During the normal.v forward, feed operation of the machine, the gear 9511sl vloosely driven upon the shaft-end 69. At the end of the'fcrward feed, means, presently to Je described, are operated to disengage the rclutch 30 from .the pulley 28, therebyv4 stopping rotation of the maindriveshaft 27, and the intermittent feed-screw shaft 86 andcam-shaft 72 driven thereby; and at the same time, vthe clutch 92 is disengaged frointhe clutch 91,

vthereby stoppingthe machine. ,By a further y shifting movement imparted to the clutch 92.,

the teeth 98 areengaged with thertceth of the continuously-driven.reverse gear 95,' and the screw shaft is thereby rever'scly rotatedto return the chuck-carr1er55 to its startln gpositio-n, the clutch being automatically shifted :soN

engaged by a pin 111 atI one end of alever-arinnasale? to neutral posit-ion upon Completion of .the

return feed. 1

:A support 100 is secured at the forward vsideV of t-he head-stock base 21, and is provided `at its upper end with a bearing 101 in which a rock-shaft `102 is rotatably supported, and has secured upon its inner end a forked yoke 103 engaged with the annular'chaiinel of the main drives'haft clutch 30. Upon the .outer end Vthere are. secured a short arm 104 Vand a relatively long'arin 105, the latter being con# nected vat its lower end by a. vrelatively'long rod 106 to alstart-ing-andfstopping hand lever 107 mounted at 108 upon the support 20. The

" short arm 104 is pivotally connected toa link 109 provided at its lower end with a slot 110 112 mounted upon a roelr shaft 113 journaled in bearing-supports 114 and 115 secured at the vthe annular channel ofthe clutch 92.

wardly projecting arm 117 is securedupon the l forward end of the shaft 113, and is engaged front,v and rear of the'base 21of the head-stock.

A forked yoke 116 is se'cured'upon `this shaft adjacent'the bearing 115', and is engaged with '11n upat each sideby adjustable set-screws 118 andv 119 mounteduponan upwardly projecting central. rarm 120 of the leverj112 and which serve to adjustahly connect said lever lt-o the shaft 113 to thereby permit relative adjustnient between the clutch 92 and said arm.' At the end of the lever' 112, .opposed to the pin 111, there is pivotally connected a toggle rod 121 having its end slidab-ly engaged in a l swivel bearing 122 mounted upon the. head' stock, a. spring 123 being provided upon the rod between its pivotally connected 'end' and the swivel block. The central arm 120 of the lever'112is pivotally connected' to one end ofv an elongatedy slide-rod 124 having bearing in. a bearing portion 12`5pof the chuckfcairier 56V` and in a bearing-support 126 secured upon the end of the slide-way 58,*a hand-,lever 127beiiigsecured upon the end of the rod adjacent the bearingsupport 125. stops 128 and' 129 are provided on the rod 124 at each side of the chuck-carrier and in prox' iinity to'V the ends of the forwardand reverse feeds. I

In order to immediately stop rotation ofV the shaft 27 upon disconnection of the clutch 30, a brale-drum`130 (Fig. 13) lis secured upon said yshaft and is engaged by a brakeband 131. secured .at one vend ',toa fixture 132, and at its other end to arock-lever A133 provided upon a ,rock-shaft' 134-jour naled atits ends in bearings 135 and 13G. A .lever 137 is also adjustably secured upon the shaftin relation to the stop 129 of the .rod

124, and'is vadapted to be engaged by a shoeV 138 provided on vthe chuck-carriage as the latter reaches theend vrofV its `forward feed, to depress the Vlever 137 and thereby tighten the brake-band aboutthe' drum.

Adjustably secured.

' The operation `of the clutch operating? and stopping mechanism is as follows: 'v As shown inFifgure'l, the` clutch' 0perat ingmechanismis in. its' normal forward feed position, the clutch 30- beinge'ngaged with the'p'ulley l28,v ande'the clutch 92 being en,v gaged with the clutch 91.

As `the' carriage reaches the end of its forward feed, the same'- engages 4.the stopi129frof the rod 124 and movesV the latter to ythe right, the initialv movement swing-,ing the lever "112 and ro# tating the shaft'113 to gradually disengage th'eclutch 92 from theclutclr 91,*the`pin 111 riding free in the slot-"110 Lduring this movefl nient. Asthevcluteh92beco1nes disengaged from the clutch 91, the .pin 111 engages the so thatrotation of "themain drive-shaft is' stopped. 'At this point,"the" lever- V112 has not quite reached theA 'cent-ral posit-ion at which the toggle rod 121functions. Siinu'l:- if

taneously l.with this Uolutch-disen'gaging op eration', the shoe 138 engages thelever 137 ofthe rod 134, rotatingth'e' saine downwardly and y applying 'the brake-band` 1315 to thev brakei-drumy 130, therebyl immediately sto-p`l ping rotation of the shaft27, 1n order to.

eect return movement of the chuck-carrier,

the 'hand-lever, 127, at the end, of the rod 128, is pulled to the right, which action swingsl the lever 112' past its center-point, andthe i toggle rodnow swings itrto' the reverse positio-n indicated :in Figure 4. Inthis position,-

a further disengaging movement is imparted tothe` clutch 30, vand the cl"ut`ch92 is shiftedv rotated-fromthe pulley y28 g. and as theclutch the carriage tobev returned to its starting position.` As it reaches its starting position,

and swinging the lever 112, intor theposition indicated inv Figure 1, thisinoveinent causing the'ratchet teeth of the clutch 92 to be disen- Y gaged fromV the ratchet tee-th 94 of the re-A verse geary and moving the square teeth of said' clutch'into engaging relation with the' This operation square-'toothed clutch 91.

Vfroml its neutralgposition to engage theratchy "I et. teeth 93 with-theratchet :teeth 94 of the reverse gear 95.7 This gear. is continuously 1 `is engaged therewith, imparts continuous re-f verse rotation,v to the Afeed-screw 59, causing` 110.V

the bearing portion 125A engages the stop 12,8 of the rod 124',.1noving said rod to the left,

ldoes not, however, alfectthe clutch`30,.the y pin 111 moving vdownwardly in the slot 110Vv without imparting movement to the link 109. In order-to again start the machine, the

hand-lever 107gis pulled to the right which,

through'` the pull-1001106, swings .the lever and engages the clutch 30 with the pulley 28, thereby starting the machine. lObviousf v 1 ly, the engagement ofi the square-toothed clutch 92 with the clutch 91,upon stopping of thereverse feed, is not positive, but these teeth will swing into-mesh as soon as the shaft 86 starts to rotate, the clutch 92 being v`yieldablypressed againstthe clutch-91 by the springV 123 of vthe toggle rod 121.

'- ,The ring-cutting mechanism (Figs..2, 3,

and 8) comprises aforked lever 13 91pivotallyY supported at Vits base, one arm being loosely supported upona counter-drive shaft 140 ljournaled in a series of bearing brackets 141,

142, and 143l secured at the rear of the support 20, while-the other larm has a short shaft 144,- secured thereto and `journaledin av bear-Y ing bracket 145. Ad; the upper end. ofthe lever, there isfjournaled a knife-shaft 146;

` l carrying the Vrotary cutter-knife `147 at one end. VA guard and sharpeningjmechanisln 148 may be mounted upon the upper end of the lever, if desired, and as shown in Figure VThe knife is adapted to be rocked inwardly y and outwardly between the intermittent feed- Vfing movements of the stock, and, for this purpose,.a lever-arm'155 is secured uponthe shaft 144v and Yis kadjustably connected to a lever-arm` .156 loose. on said shaft by. means of a bolt 157 engaging theslot-158 of said` 'lever-arm 156, aset-screw 159 disposedin said,

slot bearing upon the bolt 157, A coil spring i r160 on the shaftfl44fhaving one `end secured Vto the shaft vand the other eiid to the bracket 145, tends to rotate Vthe support 139. and the lever 155 in clockwise direction, the bolt 157 pressing` upwardly upon thelever156. The lever 156 is pivotally connected at its endto one end of a link 161, the other end of i said link beingadjustably secured Aat 162 lin an .arcuate slot 163 provided in one arm .of a

rock-lever. 164 pivotally mounted on the shaft-end-B, Aand provided at its end with a roller 165 ridingr on a cam 166 secured upon Y the cam-shaft 72 and yieldably held-in con :tact with said camv by thel spring 160. The initial position ofthe knife maybe adjusted by means of a set-screw 158, while the inward e imparted by connect-ing the same at the inner. i `end of the slot. y n c Y 6b throw mavbe adjusted by changing the point;

of eonnec'tion'of the link l161 in the slot 163 offthe lever 164, thegreatestmovement beinc limparted in the position indicated in F i vure 8; with the connectionat the router enc vof the slot, While the smallest movement is Obviously, as the 1mi eis moved inwardly in relation with the rapidly rotatingV stock projecting over the `end of the shaft 27, a ring is cut ofi', the knife passing entirely throughv the inner periphery of the material, without Y touching the shaft. I As the ringis cut off, it is'adapted to be dropped 'off the tail-stock shaft 82 ;A and to this end, the latter is adapted to be retracted afterY each Vring-cutting operation. For this purpose, a lever 167 is pivotally mounted on a bracket -portion 168 oaf the base `22, and is pro vide'd,'at its end, with a roller A169 riding on a cam 17 O carried upon ythe camlshaft l72. AV

forked arm 171 is pivoted uponV the lever 167 at right angles to the'pivotalaxis of said lever and inr axial alignment withtlie shafts 36and 37, andisengagedwith a collar 1172 secured upon lthe shaft 32, and between which collar and thebeaiing 54 there is 'provided a coil spring 17 3, normally pressing the shaft forwardly andpressing the lever 1167 into. contact with the cam 170. As shown in dotted l.i'nes,'-Figu1'e 5, the arm 171 is adapted to move with the fra-me V as the latter is swung to permit placing of the sto-ck on the shaft 27. 1n order to back up the material in opposition to theY cutting-knife, and to yprevent vibration of the shaft 27, there isprovided a steady-rest (Figs. 1,'3, and 8) comprising'a` bracket 174 secured uponthe rearward side of the support 20 in whichy there is rotatablyy supported a vertical shaft 175provided at its upper endwith a support 176 having arms `177 andf178 adjustably. supported thereon,

and adapted toV have their rollered ends 179 and 180 adjusted with relation tothe surface Y ofthe stock by means of a screw181 `Upon the lower endof the shaft there is providedv a stop 182 adaptedvto permit rotation rvof the shaft in clockwise direction but preventingV its rotation in the opposite direction, and

Vupon the intermediate portion` of the shaft there is secured an arm 1,83 having` its rolled end 184 disposed inthepath of 'the base 57 ofthe chuclecarrier, a. spring 185 coiled about the shaft. havingits ends bearinguponthe bracket 174 and said arm, adapted to yieldably retain the steady-rest in its normal posi*L tion with the stop 182 abutting the baseoit' the bracket. In order to automatically removeY the steady-rest from thepath of the chuck 55,V

asthe latter approaches the end of the shaft 27, the base157 engages the rolled end of the arm 183 and thereby gradually swings the'V rest free fof the chuck, the rest resuming` its normal position as the cli itsstarting point. Y

In FiguresV 10 and 11, there is illustrated a modification in which the cut-cil rings are adapted to be collected upon-the tail-stock shaft adapted to bel removed at the-completion of the cutting of thelength of stock with the cut rings assembledthereon. f Y

At the end of the support 20, there is se-f uck is returned Ato lauf cured abracket 186 provided with an upwardly-projecting bearing portion y187-in which the shaft-end 36 of the feed-screw 59V is journaled, said bracket being connected by spaced parallelV guide-bars 188 and 189 toa standard 190 suitably supported in spacedv relation to the end of the support 20. t slide member v191 is supported on the guide-bars 188 and189 and is connected to the chuck-v carriage 56 by a rod 192, so that said inein-v ber. has movement with the chuck-carriage. A'bearing standard 193i is hingediy supported upon theslide member, being adapted to be swung toa horizontal posit-ion, as slioWn-in dotted lines, Figure 10, with -a stop 194 thereon abutting the face of the slide member. Itisprovide'd, in its upper surface, with a semi-cylindrical bearing recess 195 Which cooperates ivith asemi-cylindrical bea-ring recess 196 of a top bearing'inember 197 hinged to the standard at 198w and adapted 'to be held in place bya Wedge clamp 199 engaged Vith a pin provided between lugs 201 on the standard. A 4rest 202, is provided on the standard 193 to support the top bearing in its open position, as shown in dotted lines, Figg respectively provided .With semi-cylindricalV bearing recesses 206 and 207, which upon fastening of the clamp. tightly grip'tlie shaft. to

liol'd'it agai'nstendmovement. Y'

1n operation, the cut-ofi rings collect uponl ,the tail-stock shaft, the slide member V191 moving With'each movementof the chuck-canV rier, so that a constant 'distance is maintained i bet-Ween the points of support ofthe shafts 27 and 203', andi thus-any chanceof variation iiil the cutting operation, due to chang-V ing this distance,-is` obviated. At the coinpletion of the euttingef a. length ofst'oclt, clamps 199 and 205 are ieleasedQa'n/d the shaft 203' with the rings carried thereon is vremoved". Y A new piece of stockV is then' placedI upon the shaft 203 and the saine is placed in the machine again, thel standard 193-being swung vdownwardly out of the Way of theV stock, as shown in dotted lines, andthe topV bearing member 204i` clamped vin place, the' stock'beingfthereupon slid on' to the shaft 27 and-securedat its end inthe chuck 55. rEhe standard'193 is Ythen engaged with the shaft, and the top bearing member 197 is clamped in place, when thel machine is yagain ready for operation.

lNe have illustrated andl described a pre-v ferred and satisfactory embodimentof the invention, but it Will be obvious that changes may be made therein Within the spirit and scope thereof as defined `intlie appended claims. v

vHaving thus described our invention, What v we claim and desire tosecure by Letters Pat-` ent is: f

` 1. In a machine of the character described,

a rotarv tube-sun oortinwshaft' includin a supporting surface, a rotary cutter-knife so constructed and arrangedas to` be moved intol cutting relation vwith a tube on sa-id shaft vat a point outwardly removed from the end of 5 said supporting surface, acani shaft in? clud'ing cam `means imparting oscillatoryV movement to Vsaid lcutter-knife, 'ad]-u'stnieiit means for varying. the extent of movement of said cutter-knife and itsV relation to said cam, andV Werl; feeding means forfeeding said tube to be cut.r Y u f 2. 1n a machine of thec'haracter described, arotary tube-supporting shaft includinga supporting surface, arotary-cuttereknife so constructed and arranged as to be inovedlinto cutting relation With atube on said shaft at a point ontiv'ardly removed from the end rof said supporting surface, a cam shaft driven'.

from said tube-siiliporting Ashaft Aincluding cam means imparting movement. to Vsaid cutter-knife, means for changing the relaf" tive.' speed between said tube-supporting.

shaft and said `cani shaft Vwhereby `the relaTV tive speed of said Cain-shaft may be varied,

and Work feeding means for feeding said tubeto be cut. y 1 1.

3. 1n a machine yof the character described,

a rotary tube-supporting shaft-includinga supporting surface, a rotary cutter-knife so constructed and arrangedas to be. moved into cutting relatioiiwith a tube'on said shaft at a point 'outwardly removed from the lend of said supporting surface, a. counter-shaft dri'v? Y en 'by said tube-supportingshaft and ini:-`

tivceii said tube-supporting shaft andsaidf counter-shaft Wherebyzthe relative speed. of` Y. saidy counter-shaft may be varied,.and Wei-lili,H feeding means for feeding said tube to be-cut.V

parting rotary movement to said cutter-knife, 1 ymeans for changing ,the relative speedy be@ in) Y e.' In a machine 'of the character described,-v

a vrotary tube-supporting sh'aft including supporting surface, a rotary cutteilnifeso constructed and arrangedias to be moved .into

cutting relation vwith v'a' tub-e onl said'- shaft at, `a :point outwardly removed from the end ofV said supporting surface',- aY Work-earrying.k

chuck slidable on said shaft for grippingthe tube at one end and moving its other end over4 the ,nd of said supporting surface, a 'rotary feed-screw disposed longitudinally of said shaft and connected to saidcliucl, and inter.- niiit'tentv drive means between said tube-su`p porting shaft and saidfeedscrevv 'whereby said feed-screw is intermittently :rotated Jto i impart' step-by-step movement to said chuck;v 5. In a machine of the character described,

a Vrotary tube-supporting shaft including a supporting surface, a rotary cutter-knife so constructed and arranged as to be moved into cutting relation with a -tube on said shaft at apoint outwardly removed from the yend of said supporting surface, a work-carrying chuck slidable on said shaft for gripping the tube at one end andmoving its other end over the end Yof said sup orting surface,- a rotary feed-screw dispose longitudinally of said shaft and connected to said chuck, intermittent drive lmeans between said tube-supporttube-supporting shaft. 6. In a machine of the character described,

Ving sha-ft and said V feed-screw whereby said feedscrew is intermittently rotatedto yimpart stepbystep movementto said chuck, and a; clutch adapted to'connect and disconnect said intermittent drive means relatively to said a rotary tube-supporting shaft including a supporting surface, a rotary cutter-knife soL constructed 'and arranged as to be moved into cutting relation with a tube on-said shaft atl a'point outwardly removed from the end of Vsaid supporting surface, va Work-carrying chuck slidable on said shaftfor gripping the tube at one end and moving its other end over the end of said supporting surface, a rotary feed-screw disposed longitudinally of said shaftand connected to saidlehuck, intermittent drive means between said tube-support ing shaft and said feed-screwV whereby said Y Vfeed-screw is intermittently rotatedv to impart step-by-step movement to said chuck,

' andmeans for changing the relative speed bej tween saidtube-supporting shaft and said intermittent drive means. y v Y 7 g In a machine ofthe character' described, a rotary tube-supporting shaft, drive means for said shaft, a cutter-knife, a. tube-carrier slid-able on said shaft, means driven by said drive means for feeding said carrier longis 'A trtrldnallyV of the shaft, and meansadaptedto Vbeoperated atthe end of the forward feed of said carrier to disconnectsaid drive'means.

8. yIn a machine ofthe character described,

afrotar tube-supporting shaft,v drive means for sai Vshaft,.a cutterfknife, a tube-carrier slidahle on said shaft, means kdriven by said ldrivev means for feeding said carrier longitudinally of the shaft, means so constructed and arrangedas'to'be operated at theend of the forward feed of saidv carrierto disconnect said s drive means, and reverse drive means adapted to vimpart return movement to saidcarrier.' 4 y Y 9. In a machine of the character described, ,a rotary tube-supporting shaft, drive means Y for said shaft, a cutter-knife, a tube-carrier slidable on` said shaft', means driven bysaid drive lmeans for feedmgsaid carrier longif tudinally of the shaft, means vsol constructed V'and arrangedas to be operated at the end of the forward feed oflsaid carrier to disconnect said drive means, reversev drive meansfor imparting return movement to said carrier, and Vstop means sov constructed and arranged as'to be operated at the end 4ofthe reversefeed of said carrier to disconnect said 'reverse drive means.

10. In a machine of t-he character described, a rotary: tube-supporting shaft, drive means kfor said shaft, a ycutter-knife, a tube-carrier slidable on said shaft, forward feed means driven by said drive means for intermittently feeding said carrier longitudinally' vof Ythe shaft, means so constructed and arranged as to be operated at the end of theforvvardfecd of said carri-er to disconnect said drive means, and reverse drive means for impartingl `continuous return movement to vsaid carrier.

11. Ina. inachine'of thecharacterde'scribed, a rotary tube-supportingshaft, drive means enV for said shaft, a cutter-knife, a tube-carrier and arranged as to be operated at the end of the' forwardgfeed of said carrier to disconnect said drive means, .reverse'dr-ive means for 1m-V parting return. movement, to `said carrier manually operable means'for connecting said reverse drive means, means so constructed and arranged as to be operated at thefend of the reverse feed of said carrier to disconnect said'.V ,reverse drive means, and manuallyoperable means so constructed and arrangedas to be operated to connect saidy forward drive means.

13. In amachine of vthe character described, a rotary tube-supporting shaft,v drivemeans drive means` `for feeding saidy carrier longitudinally ofthe shaft, means so constructed and arranged as to vbe operated at the end of the forward feed of said carrier to disconnect said drive means, and brakefmea'ns on said tube-supporting shaft so constructed and arranged as to be operated at the endof-the for- Ward feed of said carrier. "Y

l 14. In a machine ofthecharacterdescribed, a rotary tube-supporting shaft, continuousV "lio for said shaft, a cutter-knife,a tube-carriery f V`slidable on said shaft,means driven by said drive means for said shaft, a clutch'b-etween said shaft and saidfdrive means, a cut-terknife, a tube-carrier slid-able von Said shaft, intermittent forward drive means forsaid` carrier, clutch means between said-intermittent drive means and said shaft, and clutchshifting means so constructed and arranged as to simultaneously disengage said first and last mentioned clutch means,

15. In a machine of the character described,

a rotary tube-supporting shaft, continuous drive means for said shaft, a clutch between said shaft and said drive means, a cutterkiiife, a tube-carrier slidable on said shaft, intermittent forward drive means for said carrier, clutch means between said kintermittent drive means and said shaft, cliitch-sliift ing means so constructed and arranged as to simultaneously disengage said first andlast mentioned clutch means, and continuous reverse drive means for said carrier so consti-acted and arranged as to be connected by said last-mentioned 'clutch means.y

16. Iii a. machine of the character described,

`a rotary tube-supporting shaft, continuous drive means for said shaft, a clutch between said shaftandsaid drivemeans,a cutter-knife, a tube-carrier slidable on said shaft, intermittent forward drive'ineans for saidcarrier, clutch means between said intermittent Vdrive means and said shaft, clutch-shifting means so constructed and arranged asto simultane-l ously dis-engage said first and last mentioned clutch means, continuous reverse drive means Y for said carrier so 'constructed and arrangedy as to be connected by said last-mentionedv clutch means, means so constructed land ar ranged as to be operated at the end of the forwardv feed of said carrier to automatically move said first'and last mentioned clutch means to neutral position, and manually op-y erable means for connecting said reverse drive means. Y

17. In a machine of the character described, a rotary tube-supporting shaft, continuous drive means for said shaft, a clutch between said shaft and said drive means', a cutter-y knife, a tube-carrier slidable on said shaft,

intermittent forward drive means for said carrier, clutch means between said inter mittent drive means and said shaft, clutch- A'shifting meansso constructed and arranged as torsimiiltaneoiisly disengage Asaid first and .last mentioned clutch means, continuous'reverse drive means for said carrier so Vconstructed and arranged as to be connected .by said last-ii'ientioned clutch means, means so constructed and arranged as to be operated at the end of the reverse feed of said carrier to automatically disconnectsaidievei'se drive means, and manually operable means for connecting said first and last mentioned clutch means.

18. In a machine of the character described,

a rotary tube-supporting shaft including a' supporting surface, a cutter-knifey so constructed and arrangedas to be moved into cutting relation with work on said shaft at a point outwardly removed fromy the end of said supporting surface, tube feeding means for feeding a tube to be cut,a movable steady*- rest so constructed and arranged as to engage.'

for said shaft, acutter-lrnife so constructed and arranged as to be intermittently engagedl with a tube on said shaft, a tube carrier slid# able on said shaft, andineans at one e'nd of said shaft so constructed and arranged as to support the tube coaxially therewith andA whereby it may 4be slid from'said'means on to said shaft.

20. In a machine of the character' described,

for said shaft, la cutter-knife so constructed and arranged as to be intermittently engaged' with a tube on said shaft, a tube-carrier slid-I able on said shaft, a tail stock shaft normally coaxial with said shaft and removable transer Vversely from coaxial engagement therewith, and tube guides for supporting a tube in coaxial relation with said tube-supporting shaft upon removal of said tailstoclr shaft from coaxial relation and whereby said tube may be slid onto said tube-supporting shaft.

21. In amachine of the character described,

a rotary tube-supporting shaft, drive means for said shaft, a cutter-knife sov constructed ya rotary tube-supporting shaft, drive means and arranged as to beintermittently engaged i with atube on said shaft, altiibe-carrierslidyable on said shaft, a tail stock shaft engaging the tube-supporting shaft at one end, a sup-l port supportingsaid tail stock shaft at its other end, a sliding supportfor said tail stock shaft engaging it between saidyfixed support y and said tube-supporting shaft, and means whereby a constant distance is maintained between them. j l 1.

22'. VIn a machine of the character described,

ha rotary tubel'supporting shaft, drive 'means for said shaft,'a cutter-knife soconstriicted and arranged as to be intermittently engaged with agtube on said shaft, atube-clarriei' sld able on said shaft, a tail stock shaft engaging i the tube-supporting shaft at one end,- a fixed support supporting said tailv stock shaft-at its otherend,a .sliding support for said tail,

stoclr shaft engaging it between said fixed support and said.'tube-supporting shaft, and

means connecting said-worlr-c-arrier to said" sliding support whereby a constantdistance is maintained between them.

Signed at Bridgepora'iii the coiintyiv, of

Y Fairfield and VState of Connecticut, this 29thV day of March, A. D. 1927.

GUY L; HAMMOND winniau NICHOLAS.- Liasriaa ri. MiissiNGER, JR. 

